New York – The great General William Tecumseh Sherman died to-day at 1:50 p.m. The time of the funeral has not yet been announced. His brother, Senator John Sherman, and all of his immediate family, were at his bedside. Though long known the General merely tolerated the Roman Catholic religion, and was not openly hostile to the church and priests, his children had asked a priest to administer the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church to their father and it had been done.

100 years ago: 1907

The recent interruption in railroad contact between Woodland and Sacramento is reportedly due to the cutting of the Yolo levee on the Kripp place, a mile and a half below the Yolo bridge. It is claimed to be the work of a malicious person, and intended to depreciate the value of land wanted for railroad purposes. 700 acres of land are under water.

75 years ago: 1932

Three carloads, totaling 80 tons or about 1250 sacks of dried prunes, were shipped out of here Friday, over the Southern Pacific, by E.L. Younger, to the Richmond-Chase company at San Jose. It is a part of 120 ton shipments that have been made from the Younger ranch during the last few weeks. The first shipment of 40 tons was consigned to a packing plant in Suisun. The prunes were grown on the Younger ranch, four miles northwest of Guinda.

50 years ago: 1957

Woodland merchants proudly trotted out the annual Dollar Days production this morning, vowing to prove to area shoppers that it is the biggest such event in history. Dollar days, a basic promotion of Woodland district chamber of commerce, will continue through Saturday. Most Woodland stores, conforming to the new late-opening policy, will keep lights burning tomorrow night until 9 o”clock for the benefit of shoppers from outlying areas and others unable to shop during regular day hours.

25 years ago: 1982

The only forces holding back America”s burgeoning computer industry are skeptics who see computers, not as useful tools, but as devices which change society in negative ways. The biggest computer breakthrough on the immediate horizon is in home computers that are capable of understanding 64,000 words by memory, twice what the most sophisticated integrated circuit computers could understand 15 years ago.

10 years ago: 1997

Sacramento – The world”s longest-married couple – George and Gaynel Couron – are being honored this Valentine”s Day week, with a plaque from Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a group that runs weekend programs to improve communication between husbands and wives. The Courons have been married 80 years. They will celebrate their 81st wedding anniversary April 10. He is 100 years old and she, 97. The couple has 14 children, 43 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren and at least 30 great-great-grandchildren. They lived independently at their Orangevale home until a few months ago. Mrs. Couron suffered a mild stroke and one of their daughters now stays with them.

Compiled and edited by Jacque (Reimer) Vaughters

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